Raise a glass of something filthy, please.

Hello War and Pisteurs. Welcome to the wonderfulness that is this website. Come, sit, have a little Stroh 80 with me and let's look at the mountains and the sunshine and the virgin powder. Isn't it wonderful? Look! Snowli the Rabbit is talking! And there's Rachel down there at the bottom of the page in her deckchair – hello, Rachel. What's that? Yes, I agree, everyone should buy the book. But not yet, not until it gets launched on October 13.

So in the meantime, take a look around. Click on the links and stuff. Admire the artwork. Maybe say hello. Better yet, compose me a poem. Best one wins a signed advance copy. Seriously. I just decided that right now but I can do that cos it's my book. Eep! This fact is most exciting. Just like realising that winter is only 13 weeks away. Or like knowing that the snowclouds are building in the east, and that the lifts will soon be starting up and the gluhwein is on the stove, warming up the house with cinnamon and cloves, mingling with the hot wax smell of a freshly-serviced pair of fat, fat skis…

I had other things to say in this post but I keep getting distracted by the awesomeness of this shiny new website. Go and read the extracts. You'll be quizzed on them later.

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